first bite would have to be from a garter snake at the age of 5 or 6.

scariest goes hands down to a near miss with an atheris chlorecis that missed my knee by about 1 1/2". those tree vipers have an impresive strike range to say the least.

worst has to go to the 10' burm that took my whole hand up to my wrist and held on for 10 or 15 minutes.